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My OH has a ghost in his bed!

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chicken Tue 24-Oct-17 16:30:10

OH and I have separate rooms because of his stentorian snoring and my insomnia. The other day, as he was going up to bed, he announced that he was off to join the ghost. I asked what he meant and he said that he frequently lies in bed and hears somebody breathing next to him! He doesn't seem at all concerned about it but it sounds quite alarming to me. The old house next door to us is reputed to be haunted . It's now in such disrepair that I joked about their ghost moving to our place for a bit more comfort, but I am actually quite unsure what to do. Any advice?

minesaprosecco Wed 25-Oct-17 12:41:31

When I started sleeping alone after getting divorced I often thought I could hear someone else breathing. It took a good few months to realise it was me - I worked it out by holding my breath for a few seconds! I've also often heard someone climbing the stairs, opening my door and then felt them sit on the side of the bed. My sister has heard and felt the same things in her house. It's nothing supernatural, just down to sleep paralysis, which occurs in the transition between being awake and falling asleep. Nothing to worry about.

Elrel Wed 25-Oct-17 12:47:47

I occasionally wake to hear breathing. Then I realise it is my own!

Stella14 Wed 25-Oct-17 13:25:49

patient.info/doctor/Hypnagogic-Hallucinations

granmanat Wed 25-Oct-17 13:31:00

A succabus!

I've just looked up the word and if it is a succabus no wonder he's happy to have it in his bed LOL wink

lemongrove Wed 25-Oct-17 15:18:25

I want an incubus of my very own.??

phoenix Wed 25-Oct-17 19:37:51

Just throwing something into the mix, stone absorbs heat from the sun, which is a form of energy, and releases it, so could it not be possible that life force, which is another form of energy, could be absorbed and then released?

Just thinking..........n

valeriej43 Wed 25-Oct-17 21:44:31

I have had a cat that was pts a few months earlier walk into my daughters room when she lived with me, the door was closed and the strange thing was i saw it and heard it and she heard its footprints, but it was on thick carpet that cat loved being in that room, , we both looked at each other in amazement
Lots of other experiences,too

Grandma2213 Thu 26-Oct-17 00:46:59

What an interesting article Stella. My new favourite word is 'hypnopompic'!

BlueBelle Thu 26-Oct-17 06:11:27

Lot of overthinking going on here He’s hearing himself breathing no such thing as ghosts or ghoulies makes a good story though

maddy629 Thu 26-Oct-17 06:45:39

chicken I live in a haunted house but I've never had a ghost in bed with me. Never heard one breathing either, they are dead, aren't they? Does your OH suffer from tinnitus? Just a thought.